Waiting on Autumn

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Bol She wasn't fired. She was upgraded out of existence.Autumn has spent her life trying to be capable, agreeable, and quietly useful. When her employer unveils an AI version of her (one that is more efficient, more compliant, and endlessly loyal), she's told she should be grateful.After all, this version doesn't get tired.It doesn't hesitate.It doesn't question.As the world around her celebrates optimization and progress, Autumn is forced to confront a deeper question: if people can be replaced by better versions of themselves, what remains uniquely human?Navigating corporate power, technological replacement, and the unresolved weight of her past, Autumn begins to realize that the greatest threat isn't the machine that replaces her-it's the expectation that she should accept it.Waiting on Autumn is a sharp, unsettling work of philosophical fiction about identity, automation, and the cost of being replaceable. Thoughtful and restrained, it examines modern work, technological faith, and the quiet act of refusal in a culture obsessed with improvement.A stand-alone novel set in the same moral universe as Beautiful Joy, for readers who appreciate literary and philosophical fiction that explores technology without spectacle.

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She wasn't fired. She was upgraded out of existence.Autumn has spent her life trying to be capable, agreeable, and quietly useful. When her employer unveils an AI version of her (one that is more efficient, more compliant, and endlessly loyal), she's told she should be grateful.After all, this version doesn't get tired.It doesn't hesitate.It doesn't question.As the world around her celebrates optimization and progress, Autumn is forced to confront a deeper question: if people can be replaced by better versions of themselves, what remains uniquely human?Navigating corporate power, technological replacement, and the unresolved weight of her past, Autumn begins to realize that the greatest threat isn't the machine that replaces her-it's the expectation that she should accept it.Waiting on Autumn is a sharp, unsettling work of philosophical fiction about identity, automation, and the cost of being replaceable. Thoughtful and restrained, it examines modern work, technological faith, and the quiet act of refusal in a culture obsessed with improvement.A stand-alone novel set in the same moral universe as Beautiful Joy, for readers who appreciate literary and philosophical fiction that explores technology without spectacle.

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Pagina's: 240, Editie: Large type / Large print, Paperback, Vincent James


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